Studies link meals eaten at fast food restaurants and full service with higher calorie intake

Studies link meals eaten at fast food restaurants and full service with higher calorie intake -

For adults, eating at fast-food restaurants both full service and is associated with significant increase in the consumption of calories, sugar, saturated fat and sodium, according to a new study. The study, which appears in the early online Public Health Nutrition is the day when adults ate in a restaurant, they consumed about 0 additional total daily calories they eat in restaurants fast- foods or in full-service restaurants.

previous studies looking at food consumption restaurant found that adults who reported eating fast food consumed more calories, fat and sodium, and less fruit, vegetables and vitamins compared to those who do not report eating fast food. Studies have also linked meals consumed both fast-food and full-service restaurants with the highest calorie intake.

For the current study, Binh Nguyen T. of the American Cancer Society and Lisa M. Powell of the University of Illinois at Chicago has used the most recent data from more than 12,000 respondents aged 20 and 64 taking part in the national Survey of health and nutrition Examination 03 (NHANES). We asked participants on visits to fast food and full service on two successive days.

The study found the days when eating in a fast food restaurant, there was a net increase of the total energy intake (194.49 kcal), saturated fat (3.48 g ), sugar (3.95 g) and sodium (296.38 mg). Eating in a full-service restaurant has also been associated with energy intake (205.21 kcal), and with greater intake of saturated fat (2.52 g) and sodium (451.06 mg).

The study found individual characteristics mitigated the impact of the restaurant food consumption. net energy intake was greater for black adults compared with their white and Hispanic counterparts and more for middle income v. adults with higher incomes.

"The United States is one of the most obese nations in the world, with over one in three adult men and women defined as obese," said Dr. Nguyen. "As obesity rates increase, there has been a marked increase of the total energy consumed away from home, with about one in four calories from fast food and full service restaurants in 07. Our study confirms that fast food adult and full service restaurant consumption was associated with energy consumption higher total daily food and the most poor indicators. "

researchers say that greater negative effect, they measured the energy consumption for certain populations of socioeconomic backgrounds and minorities has political implications. they say that efforts to improve the diet and reduce energy consumption from food sources could actually help reduce racial disparities and socioeconomic in the diet of Americans.